Beaded Loin Cloth

This is a beaded apron, or loin cloth. It is made form green cotton, with a central panel of woven beadwork, in a white and black chequered design. The Sierra Leone National Museum records note that is was used by the Susu Bundu society by girls after initiation.

Further Information

• Type: Textiles, cloth
• Object: Beaded Loin Cloth
• Materials: Glass, Textile
• Culture Group: Soso
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1966
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Kekura Kamara, Freetown (Trader)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1966.25.03B

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